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It was Trump's first public event outside the White House since Comey's ouster. The New York Times reported that Trump pressed Comey for a pledge of loyalty over dinner only a week after his inauguration, according to an account by two associates of the lawman. Read More »

Ted Cruz, a lawmaker who might once have been a thorn in the side of leadership, but now finds himself a key player at the negotiating table. The Senate will have their chance to change the bill, improve the bill. The working group, of course, is just the beginning of the process. Under consideration by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday: hiring a consultant who would craft a transition plan if Obamacare is scrapped. Read More »

So the state of Montana will be forced to make devastating decisions: cutting critical health services, cutting the number of people served, and/or cutting the reimbursements to hospitals and other health care providers. Providing access to care and investing in prevention helps stop issues from developing or becoming more severe. Survey research conducted by the International Social Survey Program has found that a lower percentage of Americans believe health care for the sick ... Read More »

The Republican leader faces allegations he asked his FBI director James Comey to halt a probe of a senior former advisor, and dismissed Comey in a bid to curb an investigation into his campaign team's possible collusion with Russian Federation. Read More »

Mike Ryan, the agent who bought the son of Maclean's Music for $200,000 out of the 2015 Keeneland September yearling sale, and who is part of the Lawrence and Klarman's advising team, said he was not surprised that Cloud Computing was able to capture the Preakness after not racing in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! He was one of five in the 10-horse field that didn't run in the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago, a tactical decision by Brown and co-owners Seth Klarman and William Lawrence ... Read More »

Under the leadership of Ailes, Fox became America's most widely watched cable news channel, home to key conservative political commentators and drawing an audience distinct from rivals CNN and MSNBC, AFP said . Ailes teamed up with Murdoch to put Fox News on the air on October 7, 1996, and it gained traction with coverage of President Bill Clinton's sex scandal involving White House intern Monica Lewinsky in 1998. Read More »

Carrying posters, they chanted "No justice, no peace" and blocked traffic. "When will the police change policy?" he asked. "But this verdict does not alter the course on which we are adamantly set", he said . They argued that shortly before the cameras captured the encounter, Shelby had ordered Crutcher to stop walking away and get on the ground. A toxicology report revealed Crutcher was on two hallucinogenic drugs, including PCP. Read More »

So, in short, it is far too early to conclude that the White House has suddenly been persuaded by mainstream scientific opinion on global warming - and with USA politics in astonishing flux, the Fairbanks Declaration may be no more than a holding statement. Read More »

As a result, Lima-Marin was released. Immigration attorney Hans Meyer said they'll now ask Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to reopen the case, vacate the deportation order from 2000 and ask that Lima-Marin's legal permanent status be reinstated. Read More »

The president also singled out several names of law enforcement officials who perished as a result of anti-police attacks in 2016. The president signed a proclamation Monday declaring the day "Peace Officer Memorial Day" and the upcoming week "Police Week". Read More »

Riding the colt for the first time , Javier Castellano sent Cloud Computing after Classic Empire at the top of the stretch, gradually sliced into the three-length lead, caught him near the wire and won by a head before a record crowd of 140,327. Read More »

This photo released by the University of Maryland Police Department. Neither the victim nor the suspect's identities have been released. Police say the victim and two friends were waiting for an Uber in front of Montgomery Hall on Regents Drive when a stranger approached and stabbed him. Read More »

It's the second from North Korea since South Korean President Moon Jae-in took office earlier this month. However, it still remains unclear whether the missile can carry a heavy nuclear warhead. "If you are a country that is supplying or supporting North Korea, we will call you out on it", Haley said. The newspaper likened the USA aircraft carrier to a "gross animal" and said a strike on the carrier would be "an actual example to show our military's force". Read More »

United States defense company Raytheon will also establish a branch in Saudi Arabia and General Dynamics agreed "to localize design, engineering, manufacturing, and support of armored combat vehicles", the government announced in a press release. Read More »

The president's earlier budget proposal released in March included an increase in funding for the office within the U.S. Energy Department that is charged with cleanup of the nation's nuclear waste sites. The tunnel's collapse generated fears of radiation exposure, but authorities found no evidence that workers had been exposed to radiation or signs of an "airborne radiological release". Read More »

Popular Video SNL is not a fan of the Trump administration , and it shows with every new skit they produce. The Breitbart News Network, once headed by Trump chief strategist Stephen Bannon, reported that some of the recent accusations were driven by associates of Comey, who was sacked by Trump last week, in a story headlined "Comey Strikes Back". Read More »

Venezuela presents a "very, very disgusting problem" for the entire hemisphere, and the ongoing unrest there that's left dozens dead and hundreds injured was "nothing like what we've seen for a long time", Trump said , adding that the USA stood with those "yearning to be free". Read More »

He told reporters Thursday from his home in a southern Salt Lake City suburb that he still has not seen the Comey memo or spoken with the former Federal Bureau of Investigation director. Comey was sacked last week amid an FBI investigation into whether Trump's presidential campaign associates colluded with Russian Federation to influence the presidential election outcome to benefit him. Read More »

The White House did not comment on the report , and it is unclear how, exactly, Trump gave Flynn the alleged message. Now the retired US Army lieutenant general is at the heart of fresh controversy, with intelligence sources claiming Russian officials believed they had developed a strong relationship with Mr Flynn. Read More »

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents 265 airlines , wrote to both the European Union and the US State Department on Tuesday to oppose the proposed ban, which it said would deeply affect the economy and cause the equivalent of 1. Read More »

The US announced laptop restrictions on flights originating from 10 airports including in the UAE, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar in March, because of fears that a concealed bomb could be installed in electronic devices taken onto aircraft. Read More »

Democratic House members Adam Schiff of California, second from right, accompanied by Elijah Cummings of Maryland, left, Eric Swalwell of California and Joe Crowley of NY, talks about recent revelations about President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Read More »

Burr was joined in the statement by committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.). -Russian relations. The White House is also not denying a report from The Washington Post that investigators in the Russia case have identified a current senior White House official as a significant person of interest. Read More »

A wrecked vehicle sits in the intersection of 45th and Broadway in Times Square, on Thu., May 18, 2017 in New York City. A man accused of mowing down a crowd of Times Square pedestrians with his auto , killing one of them, has made his first appearance in court. Read More »

But any exceptions will need to be approved by top supervisors, and the reasons must be documented, allowing the Justice Department to track the handling of such cases by its 94 USA attorney's offices. Holder agreed with Collins, stating "The policy announced today is not tough on crime". Sessions' move bucks a growing trend in recent years-in Washington and in states across the country-to abandon some of the harshest sentencing policies created in the 1980s-era war on drugs. Read More »

Ringling said it is ending the circus due to the combination of declining attendance and high operating costs. Founded in the late 1800s in Wisconsin, Ringling Bros., now owned by Feld Entertainment , has seen its ticket sales slump in recent years. Read More »

He has a birthmark on the back of his head and was last seen without any clothing. An Amber Alert was issued for Solomon Rhoades, who had last been seen Saturday at 8:30 p.m.in Hope, Indiana, which is near Columbus. Andrea Rhoades is described as a 43-year-old white female, standing 5 feet, 11 inches tall. She is said to be driving a gray 2003 Chevy Trailblazer with IN plates reading XVK543. Read More »

Initially, he appeared to welcome the Justice Department's appointment of a special counsel to probe possible ties between Russian Federation and his 2016 presidential campaign. His firing and news reports that Trump had previously asked Comey to stop investigating former national security adviser Michael Flynn led critics to charge that Trump may have improperly sought to hamper the Federal Bureau of Investigation probe. Read More »

The missile flew about 500km, it said. North Korea's deputy United Nations envoy said on Friday "it is ridiculous" to link Pyongyang with the WannaCry "ransomware" cyber attack that started to sweep around the globe a week ago or the hacking of a U.N. Read More »

When Vice President Mike Pence speaks to graduates at Grove City College Saturday, he will not just be making a visit to a college. Gen. Charles F. Bolden, Jr., former administrator of NASA; Alice Gast, president of the Imperial College of London; Rev. Read More »

Next week President Trump will present his first detailed budget request, and according to the Washington Post , it will include something his daughter has been pushing for since he became the Republican nominee: paid family leave. Trump has advocated for paid parental leave for a while. A recent study found an estimated quarter of breadwinning moms return to work two weeks after giving birth, regardless of if they're ready. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz speaks with reporters at his home Thursday, May 18, 2017, in Alpine, Utah. The 50-year-old lawmaker officially announced his resignation on Thursday, but he said last month he would not seek re-election in 2018. Read More »

There's lots to be troubled about in this bill, not the least of which is its passage without scoring by the Congressional Budget Office . Over time, the GOP bill would limit the federal contribution to Medicaid, while shifting control of the program to states. Read More »

Mayor Mike Signer said two protests led on Saturday by Richard Spencer , a leader of the "alt-right" movement, came on the same day the city held its annual Festival of Cultures event, which celebrates diversity in the home of the University of Virginia. Read More »

Rojas did not enter a plea and was held without bail. His next court appearance is May 24. Rojas drove his auto from the Bronx to Times Square on Thursday, where he sped into the bustling Crossroads of the World, hitting almost two dozen people on the sidewalk before steel security barriers finally stopped him, authorities said. Read More »